Table 3. Economic Class of Farms by Market Value of Agricultural Products Sold and Government Payments: 
2012 and 2007 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Item 
2012 
2007 
Market value of 
agricultural 
products sold and 
government payments 
Market value of 
agricultural 
products sold 
Government 
payments 
Market value of 
agricultural 
products sold and 
government payments 
Market value of 
agricultural 
products sold 
Government 
payments 
Total 
farms 
49,969 
49,969 
34,316 
47,712 
47,712 
34,924 
$1,000 
23,461,184 
23,068,756 
392,428 
15,893,376 
15,506,035 
387,340 
Average per farm 
dollars 
469,515 
461,661 
11,436 
333,111 
324,992 
11,091 
By economic class: 
Less than $1 ,000 
farms 
4,876 
4,876 
738 
3,964 
3,964 
728 
$1,000 
878 
585 
293 
894 
576 
317 
$1,000 to $2,499 
farms 
2,747 
2,747 
1,350 
2,936 
2,936 
1,535 
$1,000 
4,572 
2,708 
1,864 
4,855 
2,789 
2,066 
$2,500 to $4,999 
farms 
2,875 
2,875 
1,403 
2,911 
2,911 
1,814 
$1,000 
10,513 
6,950 
3,563 
10,619 
5,574 
5,045 
$5,000 to $9,999 
farms 
3,596 
3,596 
1,840 
3,515 
3,515 
2,313 
$1,000 
26,054 
18,083 
7,972 
25,444 
14,236 
11,209 
$10,000 to $24,999 
farms 
4,962 
4,962 
3,020 
4,882 
4,882 
3,317 
$1,000 
79,758 
60,464 
19,295 
79,319 
58,310 
21,010 
$25,000 to $49,999 
farms 
3,945 
3,945 
2,678 
4,221 
4,221 
3,224 
$1,000 
141,831 
125,593 
16,238 
154,026 
136,952 
17,073 
$50,000 to $99,999 
farms 
5,085 
5,085 
3,993 
5,292 
5,292 
4,365 
$1,000 
372,820 
349,733 
23,087 
387,984 
362,938 
25,046 
$100,000 to $249,999 
farms 
7,236 
7,236 
6,242 
7,979 
7,979 
6,991 
$1,000 
1,195,579 
1,144,585 
50,993 
1,321,974 
1,261,167 
60,806 
$250,000 to $499,999 
farms 
5,736 
5,736 
5,178 
5,828 
5,828 
5,305 
$1,000 
2,081,165 
2,013,711 
67,454 
2,098,093 
2,016,296 
81,796 
$500,000 to $999,999 
farms 
4,449 
4,449 
4,030 
3,531 
3,531 
3,180 
$1,000 
3,197,989 
3,123,340 
74,649 
2,498,896 
2,418,652 
80,244 
$1 ,000,000 or more 
farms 
4,462 
4,462 
3,844 
2,653 
2,653 
2,152 
$1,000 
16,350,024 
16,223,002 
127,022 
9,311,273 
9,228,545 
82,728 
$1,000,000 to $2,499,999 
farms 
3,301 
3,301 
2,975 
1,986 
1,986 
1,694 
$1,000 
5,112,049 
5,023,252 
88,797 
2,943,049 
2,878,706 
64,342 
$2,500,000 to $4,999,999 
farms 
697 
697 
580 
349 
349 
279 
$1,000 
2,352,905 
2,327,426 
25,479 
1,162,241 
1,149,200 
13,041 
$5,000,000 or more 
farms 
464 
464 
289 
318 
318 
179 
$1,000 
8,885,070 
8,872,325 
12,745 
5,205,984 
5,200,639 
5,345 
10 Nebraska 
2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
